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Our Big Hairy Audacious Challenge
Misifusa’s post a few days ago was about committing to something beyond your comfort zone. Well, my hubby and I have recently committed to something that’s really beyond our comfort zone. Last February, after thinking and discussing this challenge … Continue reading
Posted in France, Great Dane, Hiking, Pilgrimage, Santiago de Compostella, Spain, Travel
Tagged Galicia, Hiking, Pilgrimage, Santiago de Compostela, Smartwool, Spain, St James's Way, Travel
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The Nurses Have Set The Record Straight!
These nurses have spoken the truth about the Affordable Health Care Act in 90 seconds. Let’s all listen to them for a change. They know what they’re talking about. They’re in the Health Care Industry. Nurses Explain the Healthcare Law … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Mandate, Health Care, Individual Mandate, Socialized Medicine
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Health care, Health care industry, Health Care Reform, Health law, Health policy, Nurse Alliance of SEIU, Nurses, Nursing, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, postaday 2013, United Healthcare Workers
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Let’s Join The Fiercies!
On our recent trip to Cabo San Lucas, I decided to bring along a couple of magazines. One of them was More Magazine. I noticed it on the newsstand section of our local supermarket about two years ago. Its tagline, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Equality, Human Rights, Planned Parenthood, Race and Gender Issues, same-sex marriage, Sandra Fluke, Women's Movement, Women's Reproductive Rights, women's rights
Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, Blank Noise, Cecile Richards, Edith Windsor, Gabby Giffords, Helen Hunt, Human Rights, Jasmeen Patheja, Julia Gillard, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Malala Yousafzai, Marissa Mayer, Melinda Gates, Olympia Snowe, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013, Pussy Riot, Rep. Lisa Brown, Sally Jewell, Sandra Fluke, Sheryl Sandberg, Soosan Firooz, women's rights
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Images of Happy Place
This week’s Photo Challenge is the word ESCAPE. The first thing that came to mind is this place we have been going to every year for the past 10 years now. It’s at the southern most tip of Baja California … Continue reading
Garage Sale Finds From Long Ago
Today’s Daily Prompt is about Memories for Sale. On a weekend road trip, far away from home, you stumble upon a garage sale in a neighborhood you’re passing through. Astonished, you find an object among the belongings for sale that … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, DPChallenge, Garage Sale, Memorabilia, Memories, Wordpress Community, Writing
Tagged antiques, DPCHallenge, Garage sale, Memorabilia, Memories, Northern California, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013, Quebec, Toronto
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Angie’s Confession
People like Angelina Jolie will always elicit a reaction, whether positive or negative, from just about everyone. It’s hard to ignore her kind. Extremely attractive, to say the least. (Yes, this can backfire when people choose to be ruled by … Continue reading
Posted in Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Women's Health
Tagged Angelina Jolie, BRCA mutation, Breast cancer, cancer, Health, Mastectomy, New York Times, Oophorectomy, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013
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On Stem Cells and Human Embryos
This morning, I heard on All Things Considered, that scientists have been able to clone human embryos capable of producing pluripotent stem cells. Hooray! This is a milestone for treatment options for diseases that plague humankind. I have always been … Continue reading
On The Orphan Master’s Son
I have this long list of books I need and want to read. I promised to start clearing a few during this trip. On the plane, I chose to start with The Orphan Master’s Son an Adam Johnson novel that … Continue reading
View From Above
Last Friday’s DP Photo Challenge was “From Above.” I’ve been running around a lot these past few days and have not had a chance to post, let alone read my fellow bloggers’ posts. But I felt I needed to just … Continue reading
Posted in Cinque Terre, Corniglia, Daily Post Challenge, DPChallenge, Florence, Italy, Manarola, Travel
Tagged Cinque Terre, Corniglia, Florence, Italy, Manarola, Photo Chalenge, postaday 2013, postaweek 2013, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Still Not Convinced About Climate Change?
I was listening to All Things Considered two weeks ago, when the topic went to the melting of the world’s icecaps. This has resulted in the mad rush for newly uncovered sites for oil and natural gas reserves. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic Melt, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged Arctic melt, climate, Climate change, Environment, Extinction, Global Warming, mammoths tusks, nature, postaday 2013, Pulgas Ridge, Siberia, Trails, Tusk, Woolly mammoth
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